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Playcentre is an early childhood education and parenting organisation which operates cooperative parent-led early childhood education centres [1] throughout New Zealand.While the concept originated in New Zealand, [5] it is now also established in Japan.
Beatrice Eleanor Beeby (née Newnham; 1903 – 20 December 1991) was a New Zealand educator. She was key figure in the establishment of the nursery playcentre movement in New Zealand, which developed into the present-day Playcentre organisation.
Coatesville is an affluent, rural community situated approximately 30 km north-west of Auckland, New Zealand. Albany lies to the east, Paremoremo to the south, Riverhead to the south-west, and Dairy Flat to the north. [3] [4] The area was called Fernielea until 1926, when it was renamed after Gordon Coates, the Prime Minister at the time. [5]
History of New Zealand; ... Beatrice Beeby, Playcentre pioneer (born 1903) Wi Huata, clergyman (born 1917) 21 December – Frank Solomon, rugby union player (born 1906)
Under the legislation, local purpose reserves can be created for a "utility, road, street, access way, esplanade, service lane, playcentre, kindergarten, plunket room, or other like purpose". [2] They include quarry reserves, [ 3 ] pilot reserves, [ 4 ] aerodrome reserves, [ 5 ] and water reserves to protect reservoir catchments.
Barbara Calvert (née Johns, 19 October 1918 – 24 April 2008) [1] was a New Zealand educational sociologist, accountant, and was professor emerita at the University of Otago.
New Zealand troops in First and Second Battles of El Alamein. Food rationing introduced. Mobilisation of women for essential work. 12 June: First 5 ships of American troops from the 37th US Army Division land in Auckland. 14 June: First American Marines from the 1st Corps Division land in Wellington. 1943. New Zealand troops take part in ...
The New Zealand Wars battle site of Te Ranga is located in a paddock on Pyes Pa Road (SH36) near the corner of Joyce Road, about 10 km south of Tauranga. On 21 June 1864, British forces decisively defeated local Māori there. The British defeat at Pukehinahina (Gate Pā) on 29 April 1864 had shocked New Zealand's European settlers.